# Athan Village, Adhaura, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Adhaura, Kaimur 

# Athan

Athan is a village in Adhaura sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,301 people in 224 households**, the 9th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 1,301people (2011)
- 224households
- 19.4%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Athan PIN code and other codes

Athan falls in Adhaura sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAthan
- Community development blockAdhaura
- Census village code250587

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Athan from nearby towns?

- Adhaura (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)84 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)84 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Athan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Athan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Adhaura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhabhua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhabhua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Athan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 673 hectares of village land is sown, and 282 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Athan

Of every 100 households in Athan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Athan · ■ Adhaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****1%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**49%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Athan?

■ Athan · ■ Adhaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****19.4%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**958

Working population ****55.0%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.0% for men and 13.5% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (34%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 470 (66%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Adhaura

- Kolhuwa1,464 people
- Barwan Kalan1,387 people
- Dugha1,323 people
- Sanraki1,311 people
- Sikari1,293 people
- Babhani Kalan1,256 people
- Dahar1,256 people
- Lohra1,151 people

[All 131 villages in Adhaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/adhaura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Athan from Bhabua?84 km by road
- What is the population of Athan?1,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Athan in?Kaimur district (Adhaura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Athan?19.4% (Census 2011)